NBR is dedicated to informing and strengthening policy across the full spectrum of critical issues facing Asia, from security and politics to energy and global health.
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Using its "network-of experts" business model, NBR brings together the best scholars from around the world for an ongoing examination of trends and developments in the region. Through a variety of publication platforms, including NBR's flagship annual volume Strategic Asia, the peer reviewed journal Asia Policy, and the NBR Analysis series, as well as through conferences and private briefings, NBR makes available the best possible research to the global policymaking community.
The institution organizes its research around three broad topics: politics and security, trade, economics, and energy, and health.
POLITICAL AND SECURITY AFFAIRS
Innovative, forward-looking policy research on a range of Asian political security issues, with a particular focus on:
- strategic studies, with the Strategic Asia Program,
- China security issues,
- U.S. national security, with the Shalikashvili Chair, and
- politics and leadership through the Pyle Center.
TRADE, ECONOMIC, AND ENERGY AFFAIRS
Initiatives focused on a range of market and policy issues, including energy security and policy; energy and the environment; and trade, investment, and economic engagement. NBR examines these issues by drawing on a global network of a specialists to convene high-level dialogues and to conduct innovative research that results in actionable policy recommendations.
Core initiatives include:
CENTER FOR HEALTH AND AGING
Through its publications and initiatives, the Center for Health and Aging (CHA) works to advance dialogue surrounding critical global health topics such as pandemics, nutrition, tuberculosis, and vaccines. CHA organizes the Pacific Health Summit, an annual Davos-level meeting that brings together global leaders from science, industry, and policy. Utilizing emerging science and technology, the goal of the Summit is to transform global healthcare through the prevention, early detection, and early treatment of disease.
NATIONAL ASIA RESEARCH PROGRAM
NBR and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars manage the National Asia Research Program (NARP), a national research and conference program designed to reinvigorate and promote the policy-relevant study of Asia. NARP activities include the bienneial selection of leading scholars as National Asia Research Associates and Fellows, the award of the Robert Scalapino Prize, and the Asia Policy Assembly, a major international conference featuring presentations by scholars and policymakers.